Total Crime Rate

114.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.1 8/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Devonshire Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Acklam , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in Middlesbrough .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Road (TS5 6DN) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% higher than the Acklam average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Road (TS5 6DN), the main crime hotspot is near Roman Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devonshire Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chipchase Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Addison Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Westmorland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camsell Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lewis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lewis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lewis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maddren Way
Apr 2026Burglary Westmorland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maddren Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roman Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Roman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benson Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambeth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Benson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambeth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camsell Court

Data Sources

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